CLK55 Leaking Oil Passenger Side (Pics)
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CLK55 Leaking Oil Passenger Side (Pics)
So I came home from work today and noticed my car was leaking oil (underside). I went and took a looksy but I have no idea what's going on. It is underside the passenger side only.
The Info:
-Oil is leaking 4 points.
-The first one is leaking from in front of the front passenger side tire. (PIC 1)
-The second is coming from behind the front wheel on the passenger side. (PIC2)
-The third is coming from in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 3)
-The fourth is coming from behind the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 4)
I mean the whole passenger side sideskirt is covered with oil underneath and pretty much the passenger side half of the undercarraige has some oil on it. I dont know if the car sprayed the oil or what, but we're confused on what the problem could be. I know its a broad problem, but any help would be good.
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Another Pic.
The Info:
-Oil is leaking 4 points.
-The first one is leaking from in front of the front passenger side tire. (PIC 1)
-The second is coming from behind the front wheel on the passenger side. (PIC2)
-The third is coming from in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 3)
-The fourth is coming from behind the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 4)
I mean the whole passenger side sideskirt is covered with oil underneath and pretty much the passenger side half of the undercarraige has some oil on it. I dont know if the car sprayed the oil or what, but we're confused on what the problem could be. I know its a broad problem, but any help would be good.
Pic 1.
Pic 2.
Pic 3.
Pic 4.
Another Pic.
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So I came home from work today and noticed my car was leaking oil (underside). I went and took a looksy but I have no idea what's going on. It is underside the passenger side only.
The Info:
-Oil is leaking 4 points.
-The first one is leaking from in front of the front passenger side tire. (PIC 1)
-The second is coming from behind the front wheel on the passenger side. (PIC2)
-The third is coming from in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 3)
-The fourth is coming from behind the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 4)
I mean the whole passenger side sideskirt is covered with oil underneath and pretty much the passenger side half of the undercarraige has some oil on it. I dont know if the car sprayed the oil or what, but we're confused on what the problem could be. I know its a broad problem, but any help would be good.
Pic 1.
Pic 2.
Pic 3.
Pic 4.
Another Pic.
The Info:
-Oil is leaking 4 points.
-The first one is leaking from in front of the front passenger side tire. (PIC 1)
-The second is coming from behind the front wheel on the passenger side. (PIC2)
-The third is coming from in front of the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 3)
-The fourth is coming from behind the rear wheel on the passenger side. (PIC 4)
I mean the whole passenger side sideskirt is covered with oil underneath and pretty much the passenger side half of the undercarraige has some oil on it. I dont know if the car sprayed the oil or what, but we're confused on what the problem could be. I know its a broad problem, but any help would be good.
Pic 1.
Pic 2.
Pic 3.
Pic 4.
Another Pic.
Did you chk by the tranny bell hsing to see if you have a leak there?
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Just went outside to double-check and it's oil. Car has 15K miles on it. Just took it out of storage 3 weeks ago. Oil was changed (A-service done) in November 2006 (6 months ago). I'm a lil sad today 
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You could be leaking transmission fluid. This has happen to me twice after I parked my 2004 CLK55 for the winter. There is a gromet/o-ring that has some wires going into the tranny. The dealer has fixed this twice for me. It leaks in different spots because of the plastic cover under the engine & front part of trans. Check if the oil is redish in color. Funny thing is that my cheap 2004 Pontiac Sunfire has never leaked on drop of oil on the cement.
